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liman
[ li-mahn, -man ]
noun
Geology.
- a muddy lagoon, marsh, or lake near the mouth of a river behind part of the delta and more or less protected from open water by a barrier or spit.
- an area of mud or silt deposited near the mouth of a river.
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of liman1
1855–60; < Russian á estuary, coastal salt lake < Turkish or Crimean Tatar < Medieval Greek éԾDz, éԲ (compare Greek ḗn harbor)
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It is not enough to have a steamer on the liman of the Dniestr, unless one has also the means of making use of it.
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The river falls into the sea by several arms, passing through a shallow liman or lagoon, a few miles S.W. of Odessa.
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